New Mexico

[ChristyLou]

We were driving through Tularosa not long ago and my 10 and 11 year old said "this is a neat place, we are going to live here when we are older". I said "the world is a big place, don't you want to look around". The response - "no this is good, we will come here".

Right now we have three Leghorns and three Rhode Island Reds, all pullets...and two ducks of unknown origin/sex...they are all about 6 weeks old. They've been in their outdoor run for about a week and so far are pretty happy with it, so we are trying to decide what their permanent home should be like. Previously we had one big red who was a stray...one day there was a huge chicken in our backyard eating all of our grasshoppers and she never left. She started laying eggs in under the hood of the '63 Ford and got along with all of our animals at the time and the kids adored her but she met the fate of a dog attack as well. So lesson learned and now we know we need to keep the new ladies in some sort of confined space.

We also have a couple rabbits, a goat, a collection of dogs and cats and an African Grey parrot that provides comic relief.

 

[csaiz100]

I am also in Albuquerque, just picked up (4) week-old chicks down on Isleta at quality bait.

We should get together for coffee and trade stories

 

[bumpershoot]

Welcome to the party!

csaiz100!

 

[csaiz100]

and a party it is

Lets hope Hubby will not fall asleep with the dog loose in the same room as the brooder

Any plans for the long weekend?

 

[bumpershoot]

HaHA! Yes!

This weekend is getting my new Barnevelder babies from the incubator in town on Sat, building a new pen and a dog walk at UNM on Sunday.
You could join the dog walk...it's and informal walk/training combo. At least you would know the dog was away from the chicks during that time!

Did you get rain last night? We had a lovely storm plow through here! I sound like I have a cold today because I am not used to the humidity being over 20%.

 

[csaiz100]

I am down in the South Valley. We got out allotted 2 raindrops, wish we got more

Tomorrow I am hanging out with some friends, we will be sheepherding with our dogs.

When is the dog walk? That sounds really fun to do. And like you said, the chicks will be grateful

 

[bumpercarr]

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Garden is going great and I'm finally starting to recover from the devastating loss that my coop suffered about 5 weeks ago. Hatched out 4 chicks last week, so that brings my flock back up to 14. Now I just need to wait and see if I can get a few decent cockerels and pullets out of the bunch to breed back to. The two pullets that survived the dog attack are doing great. I really thought I'd lose one of them, but she managed to pull through. These guys are now 6 weeks old, can finally sex them. The larger pullet in the back is now 11 weeks old and was one of the survivors.

 

[FridayYet]

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are looking to semi-retire in New Mexico, hopefully at the end of the year. We are very excited and just returned from Santa Fe - where we unfortunately didn't find anything we liked in our price range. Most of the houses we could afford on an acre or two were in Eldorado - where owning a few chickens has spiraled into lawsuits.

We ran into someone who told us about Placitas, so we will be checking that out next along with the East Mountains area. Coming from the land of suburbia, it's been interesting to see the split between the newer areas - usually developments with HOAs that restrict chickens - and the older areas. You can have horses but not chickens on a 5 acre lot???? Seems weird to me, but I guess I understand the restrictions for those who want to live there.

There's got to be some in-between areas that are nice yet will allow me to keep my 5 layer hens. So for those of you outside ABQ, what areas do you recommend that are chicken friendly? DH would like to ditch the chickens so we can look at a larger range of houses - I don't want to give them up if I don't have to.

I'll be in the Sandia Park area mid-June. Suggestions for areas to look at will be greatly appreciated!

 

[starsmile85]

 Welcome to both of you!  I'm in Tularosa, starsmile85.  Tell us a little bit about what you are raising or thinking of raising!

I raise LF brahmas, I had a dog attack about 12 days ago and they killed almost everyone in the coop.  So, all I have left are partridge brahmas, but I have some LF darks and bantam darks in the incubator.  We'll see what hatches.  I also have a barnyard roo left, but he's destined for the pot unless I find another home for him.

Anyway, welcome everyone!

I've got 3 Austra Whites. But some changes have come up in my life to where I'll be moving to Altoona, PA in August. Unfortunately, the zoning law for there doesn't allow chickens which means I'll have to find them a new home.

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are looking to semi-retire in New Mexico, hopefully at the end of the year.  We are very excited and just returned from Santa Fe - where we unfortunately didn't find anything we liked in our price range.  Most of the houses we could afford on an acre or two were in Eldorado - where owning a few chickens has spiraled into lawsuits.

We ran into someone who told us about Placitas, so we will be checking that out next along with the East Mountains area.  Coming from the land of suburbia, it's been interesting to see the split between the newer areas - usually developments with HOAs that restrict chickens - and the older areas.  You can have horses but not chickens on a 5 acre lot????  Seems weird to me, but I guess I understand the restrictions for those who want to live there.

There's got to be some in-between areas that are nice yet will allow me to keep my 5 layer hens.  So for those of you outside ABQ, what areas do you recommend that are chicken friendly? DH would like to ditch the chickens so we can look at a larger range of houses - I don't want to give them up if I don't have to.

I'll be in the Sandia Park area mid-June. Suggestions for areas to look at will be greatly appreciated!

Alamogordo is a nice place if you like a smaller town. Ruidoso is beautiful too if you like mountain towns.

 

[FridayYet]

I've got 3 Austra Whites. But some changes have come up in my life to where I'll be moving to Altoona, PA in August. Unfortunately, the zoning law for there doesn't allow chickens which means I'll have to find them a new home.

Sorry to hear you have to re-home your birds.

Quote: DH wants to live close enough to a population center so he can start up a new business, so we are thinking within 30 minutes of ABQ. I am hoping to not work or possibly telecommute part-time, so I'd probably be happy anywhere with a beautiful view, a few pinyon trees, and enough water for a small garden.

Will Google Alamogordo now.